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National Geographic Road Atlas - Adventure Edition Spiral-bound – Folded Map, September 1, 2004
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Founded in 1915 as the Cartographic Group, the first division of the National Geographic Society, National Geographic Maps has been responsible for illustrating the world around us through the art and science of mapmaking.Today, National Geographic Maps continues this mission by creating the world's best wall maps, recreation maps, atlases, and globes which inspire people to care about and explore their world. All proceeds from the sale of National Geographic maps go to support the Society's non-profit mission to increase global understanding and promote conservation of our planet through exploration, research, and education.
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74 of 75 people found the following review helpful
By
Paul Kolf
on April 13, 2007
Format: Spiral-bound
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We bought this book for a cross country drive because the typical road trip books are filled with "kitchy Americana", something of little interest to my wife and I. I guess I hoped for a bit more with respect to the adventure aspect. It was basically a couple of really good magazine articles and an atlas. Don't get me wrong, what is there is very good. It's just not as much as I hoped there might be.
The book contains the following:
1) 100 single paragraph descriptions of Adventurous locations around the country categorized by region (east, central, mountain, and pacific) and then by type (hiking/backpacking, climbing, paddling, winter sports, biking, and birding).
2) 24 National Park descriptions, each consisting of a photo, a map, a series of factoids, and about three paragraphs.
3) A standard atlas published in 2004.
-Paul
The book contains the following:
1) 100 single paragraph descriptions of Adventurous locations around the country categorized by region (east, central, mountain, and pacific) and then by type (hiking/backpacking, climbing, paddling, winter sports, biking, and birding).
2) 24 National Park descriptions, each consisting of a photo, a map, a series of factoids, and about three paragraphs.
3) A standard atlas published in 2004.
-Paul
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32 of 34 people found the following review helpful
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Ron J. Miller
on June 19, 2005
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The maps are detailed and easily the most beautiful of any road atlas on the market. The fact that the maps were done all digitally means extra crisp lines and accurate placement of roads, attractions and places. The "Adventure" section in the front is interesting, though not terribly useful if you're like me and collect a stack of in-depth guidebooks before going somewhere. My only negative comment is that the maps seem a bit small. Rand McNally's are bigger. The type is normal size and easy to read, but I wish each state occupied 2 pages. There's another version of this atlas available that's a "big type" version that you may want to consider. This is a minor complaint though because I love how beautiful these maps are and enthusiastically give this atlas 4 stars.
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29 of 32 people found the following review helpful
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Gregor Samsa
on July 8, 2010
Format: Spiral-bound
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The edition available through Amazon may be outdated. The 2010 edition is now available, but unfortunately it has the same cover as the previous edition. Unlike other publishers of road atlases, National Geographic does not emblazon the edition on the cover. You have to read the fine print inside the last page.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Alastair N. Mcleod
on January 11, 2008
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I have used the 1999 edition on road trips for nearly a decade. It is the first thing I pack. Beautiful, accurate, informative, and reliable, it has made the going easier through many strange cities to many remote places in North America. Although I rely more and more on Google Maps now, I still wouldn't take to the highway without this atlas, and I am glad I can replace it with a newer edition. I've never found my copy dated, but it is getting a little tattered.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Robert G. Tate
on September 5, 2005
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This atlas is excellent. Has good maps and special features. Indexes are very good. We are very pleased.
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Sudhanshu Kulkarni
on August 14, 2006
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This is a very good road atlas. I gave it to my husband as a birthday gift and since then we are on the raod every weekend. It has very accurate maps and so we don't need to get directions before we leave. Also it has a very good feature of scenic drives so that we can plan our trip to cover the maximum scenery. This is a very good buy. You sure can start with this atlas and then probably move on to higher level.
Excellent buy. Thumbs up !!
Excellent buy. Thumbs up !!
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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castiron
on June 26, 2013
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It's a rebranded Rand McNally with some bits on national parks. It contains the same DOT state highway maps as every other atlas. I see no real added value to this particular atlas.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Burton S. Weitzman
on April 11, 2013
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Not a user friendly layout. Map didn't denote the interstate highway grid clearly. To much back and fourth to understand directions
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